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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Well with TPP released...Bernie wins this one hands down! [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)30. She came out "against" it before having seen the final text.
Her defenders her were praising her wisdom in not taking a position based just on leaks, but in instead waiting to see the final text. Because she then did not actually wait, she made it obvious that it was pure political expediency on her part.
I look forward to her explanation of what was so wonderful about the "gold standard" version but that the bumbling Obama administration traded away, to justify her change of position.
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Granted the HRC supporters are smug because they side with the billionaires who
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#6
Yes, and there's a big cross section with people who think Snowden is a traitor
mindwalker_i
Nov 2015
#5
I think it's more serious that just embarassing Obama. We have raised a lot of Americans that
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#7
The Parties are not the same, but as the Republicon Party went off the cliff, The Third Way
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#23
The people who already have gold will get even more. It's standard. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#19
His legacy will also remember that he brushed off the seriousness of torture. Also,
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#24
No, more like reality check with "Hillary was for it before she was against it"
pinebox
Nov 2015
#14
45 supporting statments including calling it the gold standard, then recently flip flopping...
Bubzer
Nov 2015
#15
And this is "one of the reasons" why he gets my vote.....................................
turbinetree
Nov 2015
#20